Is Lennox Lewis the most skilled "giant" in boxing history?

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  1. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Does Bowe count as a giant? I think he had more in his toolbox, but Lewis at his best was the more savvy fighter.

    I also still believe that AJ had better fundamentals than Lewis and put his punches together better, but was mentally weaker and not the ring general prime Lewis was.

    I think both Lewis and Wlad often get oversold on their technical abilities, which Fury also at least used to get, but they found a groove where they blended their tactics to their best attributes which make such relatively athletic big men very deadly.
     
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    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Definitely. There has n't been a heavyweight as good as Lennox since he retired. Although Usyk comes pretty near,imo.

    Would Usyk count as a "Giant" as he now weighs in over 224lbs?
     
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    I personally think it’s Wlad, I’m not sure what whack @$$ definition of skilled is unfolding in this thread but basically he was the most effective and not sloppy fighter, he fought tall very well.
     
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    Trying to stir **** up from a post made days ago? What else would one expect when you combine dutch courage with an idiot.
     
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    I read the thread, I commented, I noticed someone else talking S to an otherwise very nice poster… can you think of when CT was ever rude to basically anyone? I posted an emoji relax JT remember your “angst and abuse” will not be tolerated.
     
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    JT, have some sympathy ffs. He’s on suicide watch because the love of his life was KTFO and is still out cold.
     
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    Fair lol
     
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    I’d respond to him directly but he’d report me like the whiny little ***** he is and have my comment deleted.
     
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    Yes, Lewis had more tools than Wlad, more well rounded than Bowe, superior offense and a more varied lead hand than Fury. Fury struggles to turn his puncher over. Fury is a close second, but he doesn't have power like Lewis or Wladimir and this was his ultimate downfall. He can't keep any decent heavyweight from walking him down
     
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    Just on skills - I could get into variances in interpretation of the term but I won’t.

    I will say that a fighter obviously can’t be all things all at once and there is the question of measuring a reasonably applied jack of all trades against a fighter confined to a lesser range of skills but skills that he has totally mastered.

    Perhaps similarly nuanced in the way we might score a more punches landed vs less punches landed but punches of superior quality.

    Natural physical attributes and natural talent also dictate which skills a fighter might accent on and develop to his best advantage.

    Some skills may also be better practiced to greater effect within certain substantive styles - so there is also a holistic view that can be taken when looking at an overall skill set and how the individual skills complement one another and ultimately come together - suffice to say, we all know the expression - greater than the sum of the parts.

    That’s it. My 2cents worth. No correspondence entered into. I couldn’t be ****ed defending my position. I’ve just been dealing with a Flat Earther…that’s enough to be getting on with.
    :lol::lol::lol:

    Anyway, just some random thoughts for some to perhaps chew on, perhaps even refine, without necessarily harassing me. :D
     
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    Id say so.
    A guy so big but not just a banger.
    Only two losses in his career and walked away the champ.
    Can't say much more than that.
     
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    No Ferguson (EDIT: I mean Ferg, auto correct was a tad bit too formal in its effort to “correct” me, lol), we can’t say much more.

    Lennox was simply highly “skilled” at winning and also correcting/reversing a couple of career“hiccups” he had along the way. :D

    Atlas described Usyk in similarly broad terms - stating that he always knows how to find a way to win.

    Not a technical breakdown per se but we get the gist.
     
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